1 day ago · On the evening of January 29, 2025, PSA Airlines Flight 5342 (marketed as American Airlines Flight 5342), a Bombardier CRJ700 series airliner, and a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, collided in mid-air over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., killing all 67 people on board (64 on the plane, 3 on the helicopter). [1]

The Potomac River (/ p ə ˈ t oʊ m ə k / ⓘ) in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is 405 miles (652 km) long, [4] with a drainage area of 14,700 square miles (38,000 km 2), [5] and is the fourth-largest river along the East Coast of the United States.

1 day ago · Emergency response units in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on Jan. 30, 2025, after. an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a helicopter.

1 day ago · Both the American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk are in the Potomac River. The Black Hawk had three personnel onboard. The collision occurred shortly before 9 p.m. ET.

22 hours ago · Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

5 hours ago · ARLINGTON, Va. -- Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday morning, moving slowly and scanning the shoreline as part of the investigation into the midair collision that killed ...

7 hours ago · Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States deadliest aviation di…

1 day ago · A helicopter assists with search and rescue operations over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on Wednesday in Arlington, Virginia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Deadliest US ...

22 hours ago · The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67. In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it.

1 day ago · The crash touched off a massive search and rescue in the frigid waters of the Potomac River as temperature hovered near freezing. Washington Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Chief John Donnelly said during a press briefing early Thursday morning that approximately 300 first responders are working the scene.